Ke Ala Lokahi Demonstration Project for Sexual and Domestic Violence Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention300 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of the project is to examine the efficacy of a culturally-based intervention, compared to standard agency services, in enhancing self-care among Native Hawaiian women and decreasing IPV/SV perpetration and related factors among Native Hawaiian men.

Turning Point for Families in Hilo, Hawaii is developing, implementing, and evaluating a culturally-based intervention using Native Hawaiian values, beliefs, and practices to address intimate partner and sexual violence among Native Hawaiian perpetrators and victims/survivors.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

300

Conditions

Domestic Violence

Interventions

Ke Ala Lokahi (Native Hawaiian cultural intervention)BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Men and women self-identified as Native Hawaiian referred for agency services due to intimate partner or sexual violence Exclusion Criteria: * See above. No other exclusion criteria.

Locations (1)

Turning Point for Families

Hilo, Hawaii, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Subsequent incidents of intimate partner or sexual violence for up to 2 years post-intervention

Secondary Outcomes

Attitudes, behaviors, and cultural identity assessed at 3-months, 6-months, and 15-months following treatment initiation

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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